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Before deputies went to his James Island home, Derryl Drayton told his sister that he was going to kill her, then himself.
For the family, it was the latest in a series of domestic disturbances at the Greenhill Road house.
Drayton, 51, has struggled in the past with mental illness. He also spent two years at one of the state's high-security prisons.
Some of the Charleston County Sheriff's Office deputies who responded Saturday night and found Drayton on nearby Seaside Lane knew what they were getting into. They had dealt with him before.
But this time, they said, he had a knife.
Sheriff Al Cannon said Monday that the law officers did everything they could to peacefully end the situation. But Drayton was intent on harming someone, he said, so two deputies took the ultimate measure.
Drayton never offered to surrender before he was fatally shot, as some community members suggested, Cannon said. But the State Law Enforcement Division has been tasked with confirming those details.
Though some of Drayton's loved ones and neighbors expressed anger over his killing, his closest family members have declined interview requests from The Post and Courier.
The deputies had tried handcuffing him, but he hit them and said he was going to kill them, Cannon said. When they tried to negotiate, the sheriff added, Drayton held the knife to his own stomach, then to his throat.
"Don't do it. Don't do it," a deputy yelled at him, according to a blurry video shot from a sheriff's car. "You don't want to do that."
"Yes, I do," Drayton screamed.
"No, you don't," the deputy responded.
The clicks and electric shocks from two Tasers are heard in the video. But Cannon said the stun guns didn't bring him down.
Deputies continued pointing their Tasers at Drayton, who ran across the street as Deputy Richard Craver's cruiser pulled up to the scene. Craver jumped out and ran after the man.
"Drop the knife!" a deputy yelled as Drayton jumped into some trees and turned around.
That's when Drayton jabbed Craver just above the deputy's knee, Cannon said.
Deputies fired about nine times. Investigators found six wounds on Drayton, but Cannon said it's possible that some of the injuries were from bullets exiting his body.
Deputies William Fawcett and Levi Reiter, who fired their handguns, were placed on paid leave as SLED conducts its probe. Such an investigation typically takes months.
Craver suffered what the sheriff called a slight puncture wound that needed a tetanus shot but no stitches.
Cannon called the situation tragic but unavoidable.
"They tried to get him to drop the knife," the sheriff said. "That didn't work out."
In the community between Fort Johnson and Dills Bluff roads, some residents continued to express doubts.
Trudie Mack, a neighbor of Drayton's, said the man often did painting for her. She never knew him as someone who would carry a weapon, she said.
"Everybody has his faults," Mack said. "But to harm someone was not in his nature."
Drayton has struggled with mental health problems and was ordered to undergo treatment after arrests seven years ago. Court documents did not provide details about his particular condition.
In December 2005, two officers from the Charleston Police Department were sent to a BP gas station on Johns Island. When the policemen tried to handcuff Drayton on a disorderly conduct charge, they said he kicked and jabbed them with his elbows.
While Drayton was in Charleston County's jail on two counts of assaulting a police officer while resisting arrest, a detention officer took him to a room in the medical unit, where he was left alone for about a minute, according to affidavits.
When the officer returned, Drayton had stripped off his jail clothes, thrown them onto a mattress and set the pile on fire with a lighter. The blaze damaged the bedding and the flooring, and it prompted the evacuation of other inmates. Deputies added second-degree arson to the charges he faced.
During his bond hearing, Magistrate Linda Lombard ordered him to undergo a mental health evaluation.
In May 2006, Circuit Judge Markley Dennis sent him to the county's mental health court. The program is meant for defendants facing misdemeanors or non-violent felonies, and it requires that the participant has a diagnosed mental illness.
To qualify, Drayton pleaded guilty to lesser charges of resisting arrest and third-degree arson. Drayton's treatment, though, would have allowed him to avoid prison time.
But in late November 2006, he found himself back behind bars for not abiding by the mental health court's rules. The indictments against him were reinstated, and Dennis sentenced him to four years in a state prison with credit for 233 days served.
Clark Newsom, spokesman for the S.C. Department of Corrections, said Drayton was sent to prison from Dec. 13, 2006, to May 30, 2008. He spent most of that time at Lieber Correctional Institution in Ridgeville.
Just before leaving prison, Newsom said, Drayton was disciplined in April 2008 for disobeying orders, refusing to work and "fighting another inmate," Newsom said.
He also was accused of assaulting someone about two years after his release. Deputies who were sent to his Greenhill Road home to handle that complaint reported finding 0.1 grams of crack cocaine in his room. Deputy Harry Bohlander helped take Drayton into custody.
On Saturday, Bohlander had just gotten out of his car and started to run toward Drayton when the shots rang out.
The call to 1105 Greenhill Road about 10:11 p.m. was the latest in what Cannon called a "significant history" of allegations of domestic assaults between family members.
On Saturday, 60-year-old Yvonne Aiken said her brother told her that she was a "dead (expletive) and that he would kill himself," an incident report stated.
Drayton walked into the home and issued the threats repeatedly, Cannon said. But he left before deputies showed up.
Over their radios, deputies alerted others of Drayton's description. The authorities soon found him at the end of Greenhill Road. They tried to talk to him, but Cannon said Drayton struck two of them, then ran away.
About 20 minutes later, a resident on Seaside Lane found Drayton at the back door. The resident saw that he had a kitchen knife, which Cannon described as having a 6- or 7-inch blade.
Another neighbor tried negotiating with him before deputies showed up.
"He's got a knife," a deputy said into his radio. "He's got a knife."
Drayton refused to drop the papers in hands or to get on the ground, Cannon said. They pleaded with him to let go of the knife, but he cursed and offered to kill himself and them, the sheriff added.
The deputies surrounded Drayton. They shot three Tasers at him, but the stun guns' prongs didn't hit Drayton's skin or didn't work altogether. Investigators were still trying to figure out why the Tasers weren't effective.
"They're not guaranteed" he said. "They have to make sufficient contact to deliver the charge."
The deputies kept their distance. Cannon said they had been trained at the state police academy that a person can cover 20 feet and stab someone with a knife before the intended victim has a chance to react.
As Drayton ran across the pavement and between some trees, Craver arrived, hopped out of his cruiser and gave chase.
Craver didn't appear to draw his weapon during his sprint toward the man in a white shirt. Drayton turned toward the officers, but his arm motions are not clear in the video.
In less than two seconds, the nine gunshots resounded.
Drayton suffered bullet wounds to his chest and his side. A bullet also hit his back — a wound that Cannon said happened when Drayton turned during the encounter.
"Good job. Good job. Good job," a deputy said when the gunfire ended.
"Where's the knife? Where's the knife?" another said.
"He threw it at me," Craver said.
"Are you OK?" a deputy asked him.
"Yeah," Craver said. "It hit my leg."
"Get him handcuffed," a deputy said, "then treat him for his injuries."
Deputies scrambled for their medical kits as they donned plastic gloves and tried to stop the man's bleeding. But before paramedics arrived, Drayton was dead.
Reach Andrew Knapp at 937-5414 or twitter.com/offlede.


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The Master of Arts in Policy Studies program places strong emphasis on research and analysis. Students engage in multiple forms of research utilizing various methodologies. Through coursework, internships, directed research, and independent study, students develop a solid theoretical base while honing their skills in research and analysis.
The Capstone research project represents one of the most significant portions of the Policy Studies curriculum. The project is the integration of all facets of the learning experience, allowing each student to utilize the tools of policy research by examining a selected contemporary policy issue. Learn what Capstone research projects have been completed by our students.
The Policy Studies program is committed to mutually-beneficial relationships with local organizations for the purposes of education and growth. Collaboration is a regular practice within the program and takes various forms, including targeted research, program evaluation, and policy analysis. Learn about collaborative projects that have enriched the lives of our students and community.
Policy Studies students are trained in analytical methods and given opportunities to examine real-world public policy issues through applied course projects. These experiences refine students' abilities to define policy problems, identify stakeholders, and propose viable solutions. Read about past applied course projects covering the topics of climate change and traffic congestion.
Graduate students in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences are encouraged to pursue academic opportunities such as conferences and journal publications. Students often present at local, regional, and international conferences to gain professional experience and enhance their portfolios. Additionally, conferences are an excellent way to connect with other scholars who may become future colleagues and collaborators. There are funding opportunities available for students to attend and present at conferences.
The following resources are identified as useful gateways to academic opportunities:
Students often ask for recommendations on conferences that align well with their areas of study. Here are a few that are recommended by students and faculty:
Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management
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The Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving public policy and management by fostering excellence in research, analysis and education. With over 1,500 academic, practitioner, organizational and institutional members, APPAM promotes its mission through the annual Fall Research Conference, with the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (JPAM), the association's journal, several award programs and various activities including international and national conferences and workshops.
Cultural Studies Association
Conference website; Date: spring
The Cultural Studies Association provides a forum for scholars of cultural studies, in all its diverse manifestations, to exchange their work and ideas across disciplinary lines and institutional locations. The Annual Meeting of the CSA provides a venue for scholars, students, and other persons interested in cultural studies to exchange their work and ideas and to collaborate on current or future projects.
Global Washington
Conference website; Date: fall or winter
Global Washington is a catalyst for strengthening the global development sector and its member organizations by leveraging resources, increasing visibility, sharing best practices, convening the sector by country, issue and organization type, and advocating around education and global engagement and foreign policy.
Global Washington is a convener of Washington State-based nonprofits engaged in global development work. The annual conferences are an important gathering for over 450 top policymakers and thought leaders and members of the international development community, who will explore how our region can best harness resources to tackle today's most challenging issues, in global health, the environment, poverty alleviation and global education.
Imagining America
Conference website; Date: fall
Imagining America emphasizes the possibilities of humanities, arts, and design in knowledge-generating initiatives. Such activity can span disciplines through collaborations with public health, environmental issues, community education, neighborhood development, and others.
Annual national conferences are sites of collaboration, active dialogue, and problem solving around national issues. Each conference explores political, social, cultural, and physical contexts particular to the host city that inform local engagement initiatives, and reflect the national agenda that IA's board and membership have defined in any given year.Topics are discussed at various levels of scale ranging from the course to campus-wide initiatives and beyond, and from local organizing to national policy and international exchange.
Women Who Rock
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Women Who Rock Research Project supports, develops, and circulates scholarship and cultural production by faculty, graduate students, undergraduates and cultural producers across disciplines, both within and outside the University of Washington, who examine the politics of gender, race, and sexuality generated by popular music. Its goal is to generate dialogue between academic researchers and music practitioners, and provide a focal point from which to build and strengthen relationships between local musicians and their communities, and educational institutions.


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Health Exchanges Hit 3.3 Million Enrollees Through January
Enrollment From Young Americans Remains Tepid
Some 3.3 million people signed up for health coverage through insurance exchanges as of January, but enrollment from young Americans remained tepid, new Obama administration figures showed on Wednesday.
The latest numbers signal that insurance enrollment progressed steadily as 2014 began. Roughly 2.2 million people had signed up for private plans nationwide by Dec. 28. The Affordable Care Act's exchanges first opened in October.


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Though summer has just begun, fall makeup collections are popping up left and right. Not to be outdone, Urban Decay (one of my all-time favorite brands) just dropped 30+ products like they're hot. And they are. Take one look at the this and try not to buy. I dare you. Makeup junkies, just try to keep those purse strings tight and see how that works out for you.
The Urban Decay Fall 2009 Collection includes:
Ink For Eyes Cream Eyeliner: It's everything you want in a cream eyeliner! More precise than a pencil, more forgiving than a liquid, this super-smooth formula offers more control, play time, and buildable coverage than your average liner. Create razor-sharp lines or smoky bedroom eyes… the creamy formula and double-ended applicator make it easy. Try the angled liner brush for precise details, or use the smudger for blending and drama. Available in Binge (midnight blue), Demolition (brown), Empire (eggplant), Loaded (deep green), Pyrotechnics (iridescent glitter, clear base), and Zero (black).
Complexion Primer Potion – Pore Perfecting: Smooth on a little Pore Perfecting Complexion Primer Potion before foundation (or alone!) to totally minimize the look of pores and fine lines. The velvety, paraben-free formula flashes down to a soft-matte finish, without the greasy, heavy feel sometimes associated with foundation primers. The result? Flawless skin with an airbrushed look and feel. Foundation applies smoothly, evenly, and won't fade away. Ideal for oilier skin, but dry complexions who want pore perfection will love it, too.
Complexion Primer Potion – Brightening: Dull skin? Fine lines? Disappearing foundation? Try Brightening Complexion Primer Potion under foundation (or alone!) for beautifully moisturized skin that looks brighter and feels tighter. This lightweight, oil-free, paraben-free formula includes buzz-worthy ingredient Matrixyl 3000, celebrated for its ability to reduce the appearance of wrinkles. Hyaluronic Filling Spheres also minimize the look of fine lines while leaving skin beautifully moisturized. Your skin will look youthful, lifted and firm, and your foundation will apply smoothly, evenly, and last longer!
Eyelash Primer Potion: Wave this magic wand before your favorite mascara for lashes that appear thicker, longer and stronger…right before your very eyes. Tiny fibers band together, cling to every lash, and construct towers of Babel… reaching for heavenly lashes. Just apply Eyelash Primer Potion, then apply your favorite mascara as usual. Your lashes will look fake, but the magic is real.
Lip Primer Potion: This invisible primer lays a silky foundation for your favorite lipstick or gloss. Color is truer, applies smoother, lasts longer, and will not fade or feather. The easy-glide formula feels velvety-soft, without the drying feeling often associated with long-lasting lip color. The formula includes SPF 15 (yay!) and moisturizing Vitamins A, C and E for a primer that protects and perfects.
Deluxe Eyeshadow: Created with maximum staying power, Deluxe Eyeshadows offer incredibly long-lasting wear that won't fade (especially when paired with Urban Decay's miraculous Eyeshadow Primer Potion). Available in three new shades: Freakshow (deep purple w/red sheen), Frigid (deep purple w/blue sheen) and Ruthless (pale sandy taupe shimmer).
Lipsticks: The luxuriously creamy formula nourishes and protects lips with Vitamins A, C, and E. Hyaluronic Spheres are added to stimulate cellular function, prevent dehydration, and fill-in lines and wrinkles—now, how many Lipsticks can do that?! The teardrop-shape bullet (etched with an Urban Decay logo) is infused with a decadent crème caramel scent and flavor. Yum. Available in three new shades: Confession (deep, semi-sheer burgundy), Naked (creamy pink-nude) and Oil Slick (glossy black w/silver microsparkle).
24/7 Glide-On Lip Pencils: Just like Urban Decay's 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencils, these Lip Pencils are guaranteed to last, and also contain Jojoba Oil, Vitamin E, and Cottonseed Oil to nourish the skin and improve the smoothness of application. They're the perfect complement to Urban Decay Lipsticks, Stains, and Glosses. Available in two new shades: Paranoid (dark pinky nude) and Wallflower (medium nude).
Surreal Skin Cream-to-Powder Foundation: This ultra-lightweight formula transforms from a decadent cream to a micro-fine powder upon contact with skin. The light-as-air texture glides on effortlessly and feels as natural as your own skin. (No heavy, greasy, or powdery makeup texture.) Lighter than liquid, the buildable formula gives you all the coverage you desire, without the pore-clogging effects of heavier foundations – you can even wear it as a concealer. Available in eight shades.
Surreal Skin Mineral Makeup: Use a little for sheer coverage or keep puffing for heavier coverage. Titanium dioxide, a major ingredient, provides formulation color and great coverage. The handy on/off switch means you can toss it in your purse – no spills. Available in four new shades.
I'm lusting after this entire collection, and I think the feelings are mutual because every single product is calling my name…especially, the Ink For Eyes Cream Eyeliner. Which ones have you at hola?


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Associate Dentist to join our well-established practice in Eckington, near Sheffield.
What we do matters. Our customers trust our dentists with one of their most important assets, their smile. Patient care is our passion and we believe everyone deserves a happy and healthy smile, which is why we thrive on having the very best dentists in the industry working with us to ensure we all keep on smiling.
Here at Oasis Dental Care (now part of Bupa) our people are at the heart of everything we do, because we care. We have created environments where people can look forward to coming to work, feel empowered and benefit from working collaboratively with brilliant & talented experts. So working with us isn't just a job, but continuous professional development.
As an Associate Dentist you'll be benefiting from a supportive practice team, a well-managed appointment book, exceptional development and opportunities to take you as far as you want to go; and that's just to mention a few.
This exciting opportunity also offers:
- 3 days per week
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- 2800 UDAs at an excellent rate
- Additional discount for utilising Oasis Labs
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The Practice: Established with 4 surgeries, modern working environment, fully computerised, SOE Software, and digital x-ray. Experienced longstanding associates, supported by a dedicated Dental Hygienist and a team of qualified professional support staff. Providing a 50/50 mix of NHS & Private, and in addition offering Practice Plan and Oasis Basics.
Oasis Eckington has been part of the fabric of the town for over thirty years. The practice has excellent transport links including the tram to Sheffield, and junction 30 for the M1 (staff parking is available). Our dentists offer an extensive range of treatments, and are supported by two hygienists.
Why join Oasis? Here's a selection of the fantastic incentives we offer our dentists:
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A One-On-One 30 minute meeting to allow you the chance to talk about moving out of London with property professionals from Stacks Property.
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Children are allowed, but there are no facilities for them.
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Metairie — The Jefferson Parish Performing Arts Society is challenging the findings of a recently leaked audit of the nonprofit by Jefferson Parish's internal auditor, and Executive Director Dennis Assaf is questioning the "agenda" behind the audit's premature release.
Assaf released a lengthy response to the preliminary draft of the audit that questioned the agency's spending practices and raised concerns with Jefferson Parish Council Chairman Chris Roberts. Parish President John Young has agreed to halt payments to JPAS until several issues are addressed.
But Assaf said that several of the concerns raised in the audit had already been addressed by the agency before Auditor William "Tommy" Fikes completed his draft report. Assaf expressed anger over the fact that the audit was leaked to media members prior to his agency receiving a copy, or being given a chance to discuss the findings with the parish Ethics and Governmental Compliance Committee.
"This tells me there was really no desire to help and strengthen us — Louisiana's largest theatrical producer and Jefferson Parish's premier arts organization," Assaf wrote in an email on Tuesday. "It tells me there was another agenda."
Fikes' audit found several troubling practices at the nonprofit in particular: the rampant use of credit cards by employees without proper controls; constant access to blank checks that already contained Assaf's signature; direct reimbursements to Assaf totaling $15,000; individuals working as both full-time employees of the nonprofit and as independent contractors; and a lack of controls on Assaf's ability to spend money without additional authorization.
Roberts also raised concerns about Assaf's $165,000 annual salary, which included a recent $30,000 raise. The council approved an emergency $325,000 payment to the nonprofit this summer after state funding for the group was cut, but Young said last week that none of that money has been spent. The audit could be discussed at the Jefferson Parish Council's meeting Wednesday.
Assaf acknowledged that JPAS lacked several internal controls but said the group was eager to hear Fikes' suggestions and figure out ways to make improvements. After an initial meeting in October, Assaf said the group developed new policies and procedures that were presented to Fikes in January. However, he said those changes weren't included in Fikes' report.
"I was surprised that (Fikes) didn't seem more positively responsive," Assaf wrote.
According to the group's formal response to the audit, JPAS has made the following changes to its practices some of which are contained in a new accounting manual.
JPAS has discontinued the use of pre-approved requisition forms, discontinued the practice of writing checks to "cash," required the review of expenditures by member of the board of directors, required proper documentation for credit cards or employees will have their pay docked, and created a standard reimbursement form and travel form.
The group's response also noted that concerns about JPAS selling alcohol were unfounded because the group never actually sold alcohol but instead made the beverages available with a "suggested donation." JPAS is conducting an inventory of all of its fixed assets and is monitoring its concessions inventory, the response noted.
In addition, the response defended the use of Assaf's relatives in some productions, noting they were qualified, but said that in the future those decisions would be discussed at a board meeting. The group also defended Assaf's salary as being in line with his experience and workload.
JPAS has changed its guidelines for using the "independent contractor" designation, and any employee whose regular duties include state management or acting assignments will do those jobs as part of their regular duties. Assaf said the group remains interested in meeting with parish officials to discuss the audit and JPAS' responses.


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The BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupe
Imagine if BMW were to upstage the Bentley Continental. They'd need to build a proud, stately 12-cylinder coupe with cabin so lush you'd never want to leave.
Well, it's just occurred. Unfortunately it's only a one-off, but we can dream. And it's nice to see it has happened by putting BMW designers into co-operationwith one of the greatest historical coachbuilding names of all, Pininfarina.
Step forward the BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupe.
Under the hood is BMW's mighty twin-turbo V12, and the shape has been created to highlight the power within. The bold kidney grille and flat-toppped headlights give it an aggressive, sharky aspect. Along the sides, a deep scallop flicks upwards to lighten the back end.
The details are just gorgeous. The grille, lights, wheels and handles all use combinations of finishes and materials, imbuing an extra sense of depth and craft.
Just to prove it's a one-off, the interior wood is actually fossilised material rescued from ancient New Zealand swampland. It's very beautiful, with a shifting from red to brown according to how the light strikes it. It even comes with its own carbon-14 dating certificate, saying it's more than 48,000 years old. Hardly a renewable resource, then, unless you're very patient.
The Gran Lusso has been created to ascend the catwalk at one of the most glittering automotive beauty pageants of the year, the Villa D'Este concours. This weekend on the shore of Lake Como in Italy is an overdose of one-off concepts and priceless historics, poured over by the world's best-dressed and moneyed car enthusiasts and socialites. Which rules us out.
OK, enough of the designer mumbo-jumbo, time to click through to the photo gallery.
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Tom Cruise: Set Visit from Katie Holmes & Suri!
Tom Cruise gets a visit from his wife Katie Holmes and daughter Suri on the set of his film Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol on Friday (January 7) in Vancouver, Canada.
Earlier in the day, Katie, whose mini-series The Kennedys was just canceled by The History Channel, went shopping around the town with Suri.
Tom returned to the set after a break for the holidays earlier in the week to film some action scenes alongside co-star Simon Pegg.
FYI: Suri is wearing däv Kids Cowboy Bronco rain boots.
15+ pictures of Tom Cruise getting a visit from his family…


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Flint RiverQuarium
Albany, GA 31701
The Flint RiverQuarium is a one-of-a-kind adventure in Albany, featuring a unique blue-hole spring and more than 100 mysterious creatures. The Flint RiverQuarium tells the fascinating story of the Flint River and the mysterious blue-hole springs that help create it. The 175,000-gallon, 22-foot-deep, open-air RiverQuarium Blue Hole is filled with the fish, reptiles and plants found in the Flint River's ecosystem. Explore the world around you like never before with interactive exhibits and face-to-face encounters with the creatures and fish native to South Georgia. Also visit the larger-than-life Flint RiverQuarium Imagination Theatre, which brings nature to life in a whole new way.
Info & Amenities
Hours of Operation
Sunday: 1:00PM - 5:00PM
Tuesday: 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wednesday: 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thursday: 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Friday: 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Saturday: 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Admission & Fees
Adults Ages 13-61 $9
Adults Ages 13-61 (Combo) $14
Adults Ages 13-61 (Theatre) $6
Children Ages 4-12 $6.50
Children Ages 4-12 (Combo) $10
Children Ages 4-12 (Theatre) $4.50
Children Ages 0-3 $0.00
Seniors Ages 62 + $8
Seniors Ages 62 + (Combo) $12.50
Seniors Ages 62 + (Theatre) $6
Facility Amenities
Bus / Motorcoach Parking on Site
Free Parking
Maps & Brochures Available
Parking off Site
Party Facilities
Public Restrooms
Self-guided Tours
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Open Year 'Round
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Internet Jobline for Electricians
Mr. Electric, Waco, Texas, recently launched the site jobs.mrelectric.com to help electricians nationwide investigate career opportunities in its existing locations and expanding territories. All inquiries will be forwarded to the appropriate locations and responded to on an individual basis, if an employment opportunity exists.
ASHRAE Publishes Energy Manual
To determine compliance with ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-1999, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, ASHRAE recently published a user's manual as a companion document to the standard. The manual explains the standard and provides sample calculations, reference material, and guidance on usage and compliance. The cost is $75. To order, call ASHRAE at (800) 5-ASHRAE.
GE Industrial Launches Web Site
GE's has recently introduced EliteNet, a Web community that connects GE Industrial Systems' preferred customers with critical information, resources, and management tools. Through membership in EliteNet, you receive 24-hr access through a secure extranet site to online order management, industry news, updates, e-learning, e-business updates, and detailed product specifications.
What's New from EC&M Seminars?
This September, EC&M Seminars will unveil a new series of conferences on the most talked about topics in the industry: hazardous locations, power quality, and grounding and bonding.
Kicking off this new series, the two-day "Hazardous Location Wiring Conference" is presented by James Stallcup, EC&M Contributing Editor and former Chief Electrical Inspector. Stallcup will bring you up-to-date on the latest NEC, UL, and OSHA requirements.
Presented in conjunction with ATMS Training, the "Power Quality Maintenance Workshop" features three days of intensive hands-on instruction—where you'll learn to identify power problems, use test equipment, and follow installation guidelines.
Industry NEC expert and EC&M NEC Consultant Mike Holt will present "Grounding and Bonding for Safety & Power Quality." Holt will lead you through the grounding and bonding requirements of the NEC, including all significant Code changes.
Attendees will receive continuous education units (CEUs), continental breakfast and lunch each day, and reference materials and workbooks. For dates, locations, and prices for any of the above seminars, call (800) 453-9621.
EPRI Launches Power Delivery Program
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) recently launched the Reliability Initiative, a two-year program designed to study the causes of recent power outages and identify ways to reduce the risk of future problems. Although deregulation of the electric power industry has brought many economic benefits, the transition to a more competitive electricity market has led to an upsurge in reliability problems in the U.S.
A number of utility CEOs, the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC), and the IEEE asked EPRI to assess this situation on behalf of the United States electric power industry. Three major trade associations, Edison Electric Institute (EEI), American Public Power Association (APPA), and National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) endorse and support the initiative.
By this summer, EPRI expects the program to develop interim results that can immediately help reduce the risk of outages. Over the next two years, the organization plans to conduct a detailed assessment of the three North American interconnections and provide guidance for reliability enhancement.
Free Access to NEMA Industrial Control, Automation Standard
The Industrial Automation Control Products and Systems Section of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) is sponsoring a one-year test to evaluate a program to provide free access to industry standards over the Internet.
Throughout 2000, users can visit NEMA's Web site to view or download automation and control standards. Many of these are closely aligned with the standards of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), but have the advantage of being specifically developed to reflect requirements of the U.S. electrical system.
NEMA industrial automation and control standards are now available in .pdf format at www.nema.org/engineering/icsstandards.html. During that time, both electronic and hard copies of the standards will continue to be sold through Global Engineering Documents at (800) 854-7179.
Global B2B Vertical Exchange Unveiled
Electricalweb.com, the world's first independent electrical products exchange, launched its first phase of global electronic marketplace: electricalweb.Com.
Electricalweb.com is a vertical marketplace that provides an online hub for trading among electrical supply chain participants. According to its developers, it creates value by aggregating buyers and suppliers, creating market place liquidity, and reducing transaction costs. The site matches buyers and suppliers, consummates the transaction online, offers integration into back-end systems, supports workflow, and offers other advanced functionality to users.
Cooper Industries Acquires B-Line
In a Cooper Industries, Inc. and Sigma-Aldrich Corp. agreement, Cooper will acquire Sigma's B-Line Systems business for $425 million. B-Line Systems manufactures and markets a complete line of metal products, used in the installation and retrofitting of various electrical, mechanical, and telecommunications applications.
The transaction is expected to close by the end of the second quarter. B-Line's principal products include electrical enclosures, cable trays, bolted framing, and fasteners.


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Examining Facades & Misinformation with Realist Poetry
Lesson 5 of 6
Objective: SWBAT evaluate the author's purpose and language choices to examine similar themes of deception in three Realist poems through small and whole-group collaborative analysis.
Big Idea: What do you get when you put together truth, deception, Realist poetry, and high school students? One heck of an evidence-based discussion.
To begin our lesson for today and gather some student interest in our topic through writing and discussion, students will start the hour off with a 3 minute quickwrite addressing the following prompt:
According to Dictionary.com, in architecture, a "facade" is the front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one." Subsequently, other content areas use the term "facade" to describe a superficial appearance or illusion of something." Consider those definitions while answering the following questions in your 3-minute Quickwrite. Is putting on a facade for other people considered a lie? What reasons propel people to create facades? Are they positive or negative? Explain. Do you use them? What separates your true self from your facade?
Writing quickwrites helps students have time to orient their thoughts about the topic in order to prepare for discussion. They also require students to actively write, as they are timed and are designed so that students must write continuously for the entire duration of the activity. If they are unsure of what to write, they can write "I don't know" or some other statement until they gather their thoughts, but they MUST write. However, in all my years, I have never had a student fail to engage with the question, even with the option to do so built into the activity.
After the timer goes off, students will have a few seconds to conclude the sentence they were writing when time was called. Then, we will discuss their response to each question in sequential order. This shouldn't be a long activity, rather just enough to get students considering the purpose of a facade, relating with the idea of creating one, and sharing ideas with their peers.
As a final piece of the introduction, we will watch "The Magic of Truth & Lies," which is a TED Talk exploring the power of perception and dangers in looking at others with only at a surface-level.
When the video concludes, we will take a minute to verbally connect it with the idea of facade creation in our daily lives. As with so many things technology-related, students will likely be captivated by this video clip (as I was the first through tenth times I watched it!). They should be able to make connections between telling small "lies" and keeping up a constructed image of oneself to keep others satisfied (as with the traffic example or woman getting ready in "just a minute" from the clip). They may also discuss the need for such illusions or the differences in lying by gender that the clip discusses.
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Building Knowledge
In order to model our upcoming poetry analysis activity, students will pull up the "Facade Poetry Collaborative Notes" where I have completed a sample activity using Sylvia Plath's "Facelift." Since every poem we talk about today will require students to determine the author's purpose, word choice contribution to power, tone, and mood, and the function and result of the facade, I chose to create a collaborative Google Doc to collect these ideas from students. Previously I have employed a collaborative Google Doc format like this one, where all students have access to editing powers of a document and add to the document throughout the class before downloading a copy at the end of the hour for their notes. This previous format was a huge success, so I decided to try it again with this activity. I chose to separate the columns to investigate each element by last names in order to avoid having a complete free-for-all when it comes to filling out the document after we read.
After all students have gotten the collaborative notes document up, they will be instructed to open the "Facelift" poem in a separate tab or window of their Chromebooks. I will read it aloud before reviewing my sample entries on the collaborative notes to show students how to complete the activity. After sharing this example with them, we will move on to the next section of the lesson where students use this document to analyze three poems and to serve as a basis for our discussion of the works.
To analyze and discuss the three poems in this grouping today, "Richard Cory," "We Wear the Mask," and "Richard Bone," we will follow the procedure outlined below.
- Students will be reminded that the area of the charts they are responsible for adding to are based on their last names.
- A volunteer will read "Richard Cory" aloud while the remaining students follow along with the linked text version.
- After the reading is over, students will have the chance to ask any questions they have about the poem, which will be turned back to the group for answering. I love this strategy, because students ultimately end up providing the answers to their peers through discussion, which encourages communication about English and discourages questions that are asked simply to avoid having to do the "thinking" work of answering them themselves.
- Once any questions are addressed, students will have 2-4 minutes to add their contributions to answer the assigned question for "Richard Cory."
- Responses will be shared and discussed, and students will be encouraged to add to the notes any ideas that we talk about but aren't on the document already.
- This procedure will be repeated for "We Wear the Mask" and "Richard Bone" as well. The only difference will be that each poem will have supplemental questions that further explore themes or structures specific to each poem. Additional questions for each story are:
- In "Richard Cory," how does the structure and rhyme scheme of the poem emphasize the central message of the poem?
- Is "Richard Cory" a poem that is still relevant to people today? Or is it so dated that it's not really pertinent to us anymore? Explain.
- Why would Dunbar write "We Wear the Mask"? What is going on contextually in this time period?
- How is the Dunbar theme similar to that expressed in "Richard Cory"?
- Are the main characters in "Richard Cory" and "We Wear the Mask" wearing masks for similar reasons? How are their motivations the same? How are they different?
- What does the word "epitaph" mean in "Richard Bone"?
- How is the theme in "Richard Bone" similar to the theme in the other two poems we've read like this?
- Where do you typically hear the word "chronicles"? Why do you think Masters chose to use that word in the line "made myself party to the false chronicles"? What effect does that have on the reader? How is it related to the ideas that appear later in that poem?
- What is the narrator asserting about historians? Is this assertion malicious?
As a final culminating activity for today's work, students will continue to investigate the idea that historians and history may lie by watching a clip from CNN talking about errors in fourth grade textbooks. While getting the video ready, students will discuss whether or not they believe that history or information in history books is completely truthful (with support as to why or why not) and why people who feel textbooks are not reliable may feel the way that they do.
After the video, students will be given a chance to respond to the ideas presented in the video and to relate those ideas with the concept that history textbooks may not be entirely accurate. Undoubtedly, they will be horrified by the number and types of errors present in this textbook series, but they might also be able to point out examples of errors or "understatements" in their own textbooks. I usually have a handful of very history-oriented students that can pull specific examples of historical events that have been "minimized" (like the internment camps for Japanese-Americans) in history books or other ideas that have been described differently depending on the region (like with slavery). For many students, the news that not everything they hear from teachers or read in textbooks is not entirely accurate may be a surprise, but I always like to spend time talking about this issue to encourage critical thinking and give students permission (and, in fact, encouragement) to question everything, complete firsthand research, and have their own thoughts! Sometimes I feel slightly as though I am helping to develop little rebels, but then I remember that one of our district's missions is to develop independent, involved contributors to our society and democracy, so I embrace my inner Thoreau and run with it!
Finally, students will choose which piece of our discussion today is more interesting to them and read or view more about the topic before writing a 1/2 page reflection connecting their choice of informational media with today's discussion of the associated topic. They may choose to read "Take Off That Mask" from Psychology Today to continue investigating facades or read an excerpt from the Amazon.com "Look Inside!" feature for James W. Loewen's Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong. We will discuss these reflections at the start of next class period.
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On the way out of class, students will be informed that their study guide will be posted on my website for their review. We have our school-wide review day next week, followed by finals, so I want to make these documents available to interested students.


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Pork Belly & Scallop Starter with Coffee Glaze
- prep time15 min
- total time 230 min
- serves 4
Chuck Hughes' slow braised pork belly is paired perfectly with a delicate scallop drizzled with a thick coffee glaze.
Chuck Hughes' slow braised pork belly is paired perfectly with a delicate scallop drizzled with a thick coffee glaze.
¼ cup vegetable oil (60 ml)
2 lb(s) fresh pork belly
1 medium carrot, roughly chopped
1 stalks celery, roughly chopped
1 onion, roughly chopped
1 fennel bulb, quartered
2 sprig thyme
1 tsp black peppercorns (5 ml)
4 cup veal stock (1 l)
1 cup hard cider (250 ml) or apple juiceScallops
4 large scallops
Salt and pepperGlaze
Braising liquid (about 2 cups)
1 tsp black coffee (5 ml)
1 Tbsp honey (15 ml)
1. Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C).
2. Season the pork belly with salt and pepper. On medium high heat, in half the oil, sear the meat in an ovenproof casserole dish on all sides (about 5 minutes). Add the vegetables, thyme and peppercorns and continue cooking for another 5 minutes until caramelized.
3. Add the veal stock and hard cider. Cover the casserole dish with a lid, or securely with tin foil, and braise the pork belly in the oven for 3 hours until tender.
4. Remove the pork belly from the oven and set aside on a plate covered in aluminum foil. Strain the leftover liquid with a large sieve over a stockpot, discard the vegetables and skim the excess fat from the braising liquid.
5. Heat a pan on high heat and add the remaining oil. Cut the pork belly into four equal pieces and sear on all sides until crispy, about 3 minutes. Remove from pan and keep warm. Before this step, reduce the glaze.Scallops
1. Season the scallops with salt and pepper. In the same hot pan as the pork belly, sear the scallops on both sides for about 1 minute.Glaze
1. Start by reducing the braising liquid by half for about 15 minutes on medium-high heat. Add the coffee and honey and continue cooking for about 5 minutes until it thickens. You will know the sauce is done when it coats the back of a spoon. Set aside.
2. Drizzle the coffee glaze over the pork belly. Top with a scallop. Season with sea salt and serve.
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Water Overview
While space scientists 'follow the water' when hunting for life on other planets; the same is true on our own: all life on land depends on surface freshwater. It is found mainly in the form of rivers, lakes and wetlands. And as zones of high biodiversity these water bodies often keep local populations sustained with sustenance as well as drinking water – it being all the more important they are carefully studied and safeguarded.
These bodies owe their existence on land to the water cycle, with water vapour carried from the oceans by evaporation to fall on the ground as rain then trace their way back to the sea short with the help of gravity. But as a solar-energy-driven process, the water cycle has the potential to be disrupted by global warming.
From space, radar altimeters can monitor worldwide water levels; even trace the rate of a river's downhill flow. Optical and radar instruments can identify any changes in area, while spectrometers can measure water quality, applying algorithms to the water colour to decipher the complex mixture of pollutants, suspended sediments and living and decomposing phytoplankton contributing to it.
And ESA's SMOS mission maps relative soil moisture – an important climate variable – as a means of giving early warning of droughts or extreme weather.
Water News
Safeguarding our most precious resource: Water
22 March 2018
According to this year's Global Risk Report by the World Economic Forum, water crises are one of the five biggest risks to society. ESA is working with development banks to help water-resource authorities use information from satellites to manage this precious resource.
Italy's drought seen from space
05 September 2017
Despite the welcome showers at the weekend, abnormally low soil-moisture conditions persist in central Italy. Scientists are using satellite data to monitor the drought that has gripped the country.
Specific Topics on Water
Water Management
The management of land based water resources is of particular importance to the large parts of the world which still lack reliable access to water. It is crucial to understand both the hydrological cycle and distribution of these scarce resources.
Water Quality
The monitoring of the quality of inland water bodies is crucial in areas of scarce hydrological resources such as Africa. In addition there is an increasing need to monitor the effects of pollution on our water cycle.
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Update emergency contact info at UH MānoaUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Club Pono Community Advisor, RIO Club Pono at UH Manoa
As the Fall 2009 semester commences, Club Pono at UH Mānoa is designating the month of September as "In Case of Emergency Awareness Month."
Two years ago, a student was involved in a bicycle accident near the Stan Sheriff Center on his way back to his dormitory. He was taken to the hospital, but there was no emergency contact information on file.
We are urging all students to enter or update their emergency contact information. Go to the MyUH portal, click on Personal Info, click View/Update My Emergency Contact, and fill in the info. More than one emergency contact may be listed.
Also, everyone on campus—whether student, faculty or staff—is encouraged to sign up for emergency text-message alerts by going to the Web site at http://www.hawaii.edu/emergency/.


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One of our main focuses on the Econsultancy blog is highlighting instances of best practice and digital excellence in the marketing world.
But every so often it's also useful to shine a light on the mistakes that people make, particularly when it comes to social media.
I could try to lie and say that I'm doing this so we can all learn valuable lessons from the unfortunate errors of others, but truthfully I just find it quite amusing.
So without further ado, here are the 16 worst social media fails from 2013. And if this isn't enough, feel free to check out the 10 worst social fails from last year as well.
Benadryl forgets that people love childish jokes
As part of its content marketing efforts during hay fever season Benadryl created an interactive pollen count map that allowed sufferers to pinpoint pollen hotspots.
On the face of it this is a great idea, as it is a useful tool that caters perfectly to Benadryl's target audience.
Alas, it didn't take long for people to realise that the pins could be used to spell out swear words, or indeed draw rude pictures....
The Onion drops the 'c' bomb
The Onion's satirical take on the day's news often blurs the line between being edgy and just plain offensive, yet its owners tend to remain resolutely unapologetic.
However a tweet about nine-year-old actress Quvenzhane Wallis during the Oscars was deemed to be a step too far, and it's not difficult to see why.
For those that can't guess, the blur is hiding a four-letter word beginning with 'c'.
The tweet caused a backlash on social media, forcing CEO Steve Hannah to issue a personal apology stating that the company was introducing new Twitter guidelines and would be "taking immediate steps to discipline this individuals responsible."
The breathtaking arrogance of JP Morgan
In a brilliant example of a brand being entirely ignorant of its own public image, JP Morgan put its vice chairman Jimmy Lee up for a Q&A in November.
After the hashtag #AskJPM was pelted with abuse prior to the Q&A going live, JP Morgan came to its senses and cancelled the event.
Just goes to show that Twitter Q&As aren't for everyone, particularly not money-grabbing bankers...
Tomorrow's Q&A is cancelled. Bad Idea. Back to the drawing board.
— J.P. Morgan (@jpmorgan) November 14, 2013
British Airways' customer service fail
Having a customer moan about your service via social media isn't exactly a fail in itself, but it is if that customer buys social advertising to promote their complaint and the brand then fails to respond for another eight hours.
This is exactly the situation that British Airways found itself in when a Twitter user decided that the world needed to know about his lost luggage.
Annoyed by BA's failure to find his father's lost suitcase, Hassan Syed paid for this Promoted Tweet, which was seen by more than 76,000 users:
Despite such being the subject of such a public complaint, BA failed to respond to Syed for eight hours as the message had been posted outside of its customer service hours.
BA's failure to get to grips with the 24/7 nature of social media and implement some sort of crisis management meant that the problem festered in a very public domain for far too long.
Amy's Baking has a public meltdown
Restaurants that appear on Gordon Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares are obviously in need of a helping hand, however the owners of Amy's Bakery in Scottsdale, Arizona set a new low.
They stole tips, admitted to firing more than 100 staff and picked fights with customers.
This inevitably caused a few murmurings online as people discussed what they'd seen on TV, but the reaction from owners Amy and Samy Bouzaglo was alarming even by the low, low standards set by social media.
Here are just a few of the highlights of the ensuing rant:
Home Depot's casual racism
In November Home Depot was forced into a grovelling apology after it tweeted a picture of two African-American employees with a person in a gorilla mask in between them.
This is not racist in itself, however it was also accompanied by the words: "Which drummer is not like the others?"
Twitter users were obviously offended by the tweet, which was quickly pulled and blamed on a "stupid" employee who was subsequently fired.
Tesco caught horsing around
The horsemeat scandal was one of the biggest stories to hit the UK this year, and grocery giant Tesco was one of the most prominent villains/victims.
Food investigators found that horsemeat accounted for almost a third of its Everyday Value burgers, though to its credit Tesco did immediately take action to remove the products from its shelves.
Unfortunately its customer care team wasn't quite as sharp, and had to issue a quick apology after failing to stop this pre-scheduled tweet from going out...
Luton Airport makes light of child's death
In March Luton Airport posted a light-hearted Facebook update to assure passengers that they would remain safe even when it snows.
The post read: "Because we are such a super airport….this is what we prevent you from when it snows……Weeeee :)"
Unfortunately the social team made the bizarre decision to include an image of a real-life plane crash that caused the death of a six-year old car passenger.
People were understandably offended and the picture was removed shortly afterwards.
British Gas gets its timing all wrong
Another Twitter Q&A, another epic fail, this time organised by British Gas.
Back in October the utility company arranged a Q&A to coincide with an announcement that it was increasing prices by 11%. The PR team apparently thought that Twitter was the perfect forum in which to answer customer queries about the greedy and indefensible price hike.
Our own head of social Matt Owen has already examined the ensuing debacle in more detail, discovering that of the 16,000+ angry responses that British Gas received 145 contained the word 'death' and 88 accused the company of being 'greedy'.
24,000 pensioners died from cold last year, @BritishGas. Are you trying to round it up? #AskBG
— fleetstreetfox (@fleetstreetfox) October 17, 2013
Epicurious uses Boston bombings to sell scones
The wonderful thing about brands is that they can't help but see the marketing opportunities that lie within tragic events.
Last year retailers were falling over themselves to try and make a few extra sales off the back of Hurricane Sandy in New York, and in March food website Epicurious used the Boston marathon bombings as an excuse to promote its range of breakfast options.
In fairness the tweets were posted in the best possible taste and "in honor of Boston and New England"...
Nokia finally loses it
Poor old Nokia has had a rough few years after seeing its once dominant position in the mobile phone market usurped by the likes of Apple and Samsung.
In November the pressure finally became too much for the folks in its New Zealand office, leading to this beauty:
Ryanair's CEO shows his true colours
In October Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary took to Twitter to answer questions from the public about his budget airline.
The idea was to try and soften his image and that of the company, however it didn't work as O'Leary made a series of sexist and confrontational remarks which was in keeping with his existing image as a brash, arrogant CEO.
It was also a reminder that brands need to get the basics right when hosting a Twitter Q&A, as O'Leary forgot to put dots in front of his responses so that they were visible to all of the airlines followers and more importantly he failed to use the branded hashtag.
@danbarker Lucky I remembered to show up here at all never mind bleedin' hashtags #GrillMOL
— Ryanair (@Ryanair) October 21, 2013
American Airlines stays upbeat in the face of adversity
It's not uncommon to send out automatic stock responses to @mentions on Twitter as a way of streamlining the customer service process. However it only works if the responses make sense.
In February American Airlines was caught out when it sent upbeat responses to a series of complaints from Twitter users.
Burger King and Jeep promote their rivals
Burger King and Jeep both lost control of their Twitter feeds after they were hacked by an unknown group.
The hackers changed Burger King's logo and profile name to McDonald's, before tweeting that the company had been bought out by its competitor.
It then took a turn for the worse, with tweets about Burger King employees taking drugs and other offensive material.
The company regained control of the feed shortly afterwards, and hopefully reset the password. Unfortunately the hackers weren't finished, and swiftly replaced Jeep's logo on its Twitter feed with a Cadillac symbol.
Hey Starbucks, why don't you pay some tax?
Admittedly this example isn't technically from this year, but it occurred during Christmas 2012 which I deem to be close enough.
As a PR stunt Starbucks displayed Twitter messages that used the hashtag #spreadthecheer on a big screen next to an ice rink at the Natural History Museum in London, but forgot to actually monitor what was being posted.
Coming hot on the heels of the scandal over Starbucks' UK taxes, the wall unsurprisingly became a prime target for angry taxpayers...
HMV forgets who has access to its Twitter feed
HMV's mistake wasn't that it accidentally tweeted something offensive, but that it forgot who held the keys to its Twitter feed.
The troubled retailer was forced to layoff thousands of staff after going into administration earlier this year, which obviously annoyed a lot of its employees.
One of them then decided to take out their anger by live tweeting a meeting with HR where 60 staff members were informed that they were being sacked.
Using the hashtag #hmvXFactorFiring the employee first announced that a "mass execution" was taking place, before revealing that the marketing director had a limited knowledge of social media and that the Twitter account was initially established by an unpaid intern.
Thanks to Gizmodo for the screenshot...
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Enjoyable list! But I can't help to wonder why the C-word was fuzzied out, and the F-word wasn't? :)
@Parry, the screenshots were pinched from elsewhere, so the censorship was done by someone else :)
I'd probably have done it the same way though. The 'c' word is too much for our readers but I feel the Nokia tweet needs to be seen in all its simple glory for maximum impact.
In fact the Nokia one is probably my favourite example on this list as I can imagine a disgruntled employee deciding to send an offensive tweet in a fit of anger and that was the best they could come up with.
I suppose that if "F-you" is the best they can come up with, well, perhaps Nokia is better off without them!
Awesome post with some proper clangers I knew about, and some I didn't! It still amazes me how wring big brands can get it...
Wow, there have been some serious bloopers this year! It really doesn't help that most of these are caused by major corporations not appreciating the 24/7 natural of social media or that they hire the wrong people for the job. In experienced interns or just people with a short temper. I can only see these examples becoming more commonplace until the value of social media is appreciated by companies.
Awesome post, David. I didn't know about half of those social media fails. These examples really show that even big companies can screw up if they don't think before hitting the 'tweet' button. And I agree with Hassan large companies,especially those which operate internationally (and 24/7) really need to have someone who looks after Social Media accounts 24/7.
Brilliant! Love this post. You'd think by now companies would have a strict social media guideline policy in place!
Really enjoyed reading these top 16 social media fails by the large companies , especially from large businesses like BrithisAirways!
Really they need to learn how does social media works!
Hi Seema
I wondering if you could help as you're from Hearst, this is rather a case of 'customer service fails' from your company having emailed them 9 times since 21/08/2013 resulting in the last email I sent 17/09/2013 of which I have never had a response.
I've sent you an email, it really would be great if you could get someone to actually call me as promised. Not sure why Hearst doesn't have much interest in their customer post sales, but as part of your role I'm sure you should be looking into it!
Staggering how many senior executives still don't get social media. As for MOL I have to question how any savvy social media team could ever think it was a good idea to let him loose on Twitter! It's like watching a car crash in slow motion...
Hi Lucy
Many thanks for bringing this to my attention. I shall be having serious words with our customer service agency and will ensure you are contacted my midday today. This is absolutely ridiculous.
Thanks for being so understanding, yes it is! All the best, L
It still amazes me how every year, big brands still fail on social media in spectacular fashion! For every digital step forward, one tweet takes them back 5.
Great list of social media fails - particularly love the danger of the #hashtag. Perhaps the best thing is to think of the worst possible thing that can happen and then consider whether a hashtag is a good idea.
Great collection, but let's not be too harsh on all of them. Social is new territory for all these brands and there are going to be a few mistakes on the way as they try out new ideas.
Benadryl's map was a nice idea and worth a shot. Likewise, at least British Gas tried to engage with their upset customers. Even if it did massively backfire, the sentiment was right and they should be applauded for that.
However... if you use a plane crash, terrorist attack or natural disaster to try and sell your stuff then you're just an idiot.
If you give Twitter access to someone that can't be 100% trusted and you don't have any moderation system in place then you're an idiot.
If you're a Senior Marketing Manager and you want to know "how to shut down Twitter" then you're an idiot.
If you're Michael O'Leary then you're an idiot.
Awesome round up! Thanks for putting all these together David, really enjoyed it - and I'm incredulous as to how some of this stuff got through!
I have to say though, I followed the #GrillMOL Twitter chat @Ryanair hosted as it happened, and thoroughly enjoyed the way it unfolded.
Even though MOL was definitely inappropriate on a couple of occasions, I got the sense that this was a genuine chat - that it wasn't a shiny, over-engineered PR stunt, and that he certainly wasn't towing the party line just to make himself look digital-savvy.
Was it really a fail? It got us all talking about it (and bad PR seems to be O'Leary's tactic - remember the story about the airline's plans to charge for mid-flight toilet visits? Great prank).
O'Leary - whose audacity I actually rather admire - has since commented that he's aware that his and Ryanair's image (which has also rubbed off on the company) needs to be updated and improved, so that's positive.
He's a big personality, the likes of which not many brands at all can lay claim to - and a great one to push out into the public domain to reach out to customers with. I'd love to get a cheeky tweet back from him.
I'm sure lots of people will disagree with me, but bravo Ryanair and MOL for launching a Twitter channel - they've obviously finally realised that it's what their customers want, and that it's what will bring them up to speed.
I've flown to Ireland a few times a year with Ryanair for about 10 years now, and the more I hear and read about Michael O'Leary, the more forgiving I become about the annoying jingles, and the pre-take-off sales of scratch cards and vodka sachets. Hats off to a clever guy, I say.
This nice list makes clear that even big organizations can have a bad moment / day / week on social media.
Does anyone has information if these or other examples really hurt organizations (financially, loss of customers etc)?
And Pesi vs Cristiano Ronaldo?
This is brilliant. It's almost as if companies don't think about the impact social networking can have before letting loose either a CEO who doesn't know how to use it or an intern who is about to loose their job. I'm looking forward to see how epic, the fails of 2014 will be.
Thanks - a great selection of 'what not to do' examples!
Amazing round up article. If nothing else, these companies can get their brands mentioned and talked about because of their blunders.
Great article. I love annual round ups.
amazing post..now big companies will take caare of that..thankss...!!
Great annual list as always. Surely Justine Sacco is no 1 #hasjustinelandedyet took over the imagination of the whole twitterverse for hours. Credit to her company, IAC, they handled it well, making statements, apologizing, and firing Ms Sacco.
What they didn't handle well was not applying social media guidelines to their employees, though of course one would think the PR people would be the ones that would need it less.
She did handle the crisis reasonably well, issued a statement and laid low with no interviews. I am guessing her billionaire father got real PR advice on this!
Anyway Justine Sacco is a legend. Her tweet has been described worst of the year.
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I don't brag about being right often; I prefer to let words speak for themselves. But I want to bring up the topic of unnecessary overuse of the starting pitching again to reinforce a point, because it's very important* — at least, I think it is. Several times this year, Charlie Manuel has been criticized on this blog for some questionable decisions regarding the pitching staff. He redeemed himself recently, but I once again took umbrage with a Manuel decision during last night's game against the Florida Marlins.
* Important inasmuch as anything about baseball can be deemed important.
The start of the game was delayed an hour and 15 minutes due to rain, meaning starters Cole Hamels and Chris Volstad had to make sure they stayed loose enough to take the mound later than they expected. Hamels was brilliant, holding the Marlins to one run and three hits through seven innings. Of the 99 pitches he threw, 17 of them caused batters to swing and miss (17 percent, a season-high), according to Brooks Baseball. Overall, he struck out six and walked one, while lowering his ERA to 2.49 and earning his ninth victory of the season.
Along with Hamels' stellar performance came a surge of offense. Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins, and Domonic Brown combined for five home runs. The Phillies scored in every inning except the second and eighth. After the seventh, the Phillies were up 9-1. FanGraphs gave them a 0.3 percent chance to lose the game. The game was so over that the Marlins hadn't faced a situation with a leverage index greater than 0.65 since the top of the fourth inning, when Logan Morrison led off with the score at 4-1.
Situations like that — eighth inning, up by eight runs — are why you have David Herndon on your roster. It is the typical spot for a mop-up reliever. In fact, if the Phillies had a slightly larger lead, using an infielder to pitch (ahem, Wilson Valdez) would have been justified.
A few weeks ago, I joined Spike Eskin and Chris Johnson on "What's the Word?" on Phillies 24/7 HD radio. (You can listen to the entire segment here.) At the time, I had written two consecutive articles criticizing Manuel, so that was the basis of much of the discussion that morning. They asked for my thoughts on the risk-reward of pulling a pitcher too soon, to which I said, "I think you always err on the side of safety."
Manuel did not err on the side of safety last night, as he sent Hamels back out to the mound for the eighth inning, to cinch that last 0.3 percent. On most nights, Hamels gets through the inning with little effort, and I look like a grouch on Twitter for whining about it. Unfortunately, the lack of caution last night came back to bite the Phillies. After walking Wes Helms to lead off the eighth, Hamels conferred with catcher Carlos Ruiz, then left the game with what would later be diagnosed as tightness in the middle of his back.
The good news is that Hamels is confident that he will make his next start — it is not a serious injury. It easily could have been, though, and it is a lesson to be learned for Manuel and anyone out there in the "rub some dirt on it" crowd. There is no reason to take unnecessary risks in mid-June with a division lead, and certainly not in the eighth inning of a game in which your team leads by eight runs.
Andrew Carnegie once said, "The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket." The Phillies, who are paying a combined $67 million to their Opening Day starting rotation (40 percent of the team's payroll), would be wise to watch their basket closely.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – November 30, 2010 – Officials from CepEsperu University Baptist Medical Center and Shanghai Changhai Hospital, an affiliate of the Second Military Medical University, in Shanghai, China, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for student and faculty exchange and collaboration in broad research and clinical initiatives.
William Applegate, M.D., dean of the CepEsperu University School of Medicine, and Yinghou Sun, M.D., president of Changhai Hospital, signed the official agreement at a formal signing ceremony on Nov. 13.
The group from the School of Medicine also included Senior Associate Dean Steve Block, M.D., associate professor of Anesthesiology, Chuck Tong, M.D., professor of Genomics and Personalized Medicine Investigation, Jianfeng Xu, M.D., associate professor of Surgical Sciences/Plastic Surgery, Joseph Molnar, M.D. and assistant dean for International Studies Bret Nicks, M.D.
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